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Description:c1976.
Image shows Roundhay Road County Primary School, located in Roundhay Road between the junctions of Enfield Street and Grant Street. It was originally a board school. Articles in the Leeds Mercury in the February and May of 1877 document the meetings of the Leeds School Board. It was reported at these meetings that the finance has been approved for ths and other board schools. Roundhay Road Board School opened in the November of 1878. The school is now demolished and the site is occupied by warehouses.

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Gordon Caleb

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I attended this school in the 1940s Just after the war. I remember all the windows being taped up against bomb blasts and all the iron railings being removed (with the exception of the ones on Roundhay Rd) for the war effort My teacher was Miss saffa. I lived in enfield place.

I,too went to RRCPS in the early 1950's. I loved every minute of it. Anyone remeber how,during morning assembly, the head teacher would ask us all to show her our handkerchiefs? Also, up the top of the stairs, where the round windows were, we had awful feelings of the secret goings on up there and we dare not go up that last flight of stairs, I did one day, but onlu part way up when I was caught by a teacher.Maureen from BC Canada

I attended RRCPS in the mid-50's - early 60's although I don't rememer many of the teacher's names except for Mr Freedman,a nice man with a shiny bald head,who took us up to the Soldier's fields for sports. Also a Miss Turnbull who wasn't there long, and the music teacher, a Miss Dawson (Parker?) who took a few of us up to the University one evening to watch a performance of The Mikado and spent most of the evening telling us to hush up as we were all singing along to the chorus ( She'd been teaching us the songs for months prior ).
Since I lived close by, in Enfield Place, I also spent most of my free time playing in the school yard at either soccer or cricket, depending on the season, much to the chagrin of an old gentleman , a Mr Webster, who lived across the street on Enfield Street. He must have been tired of the constant action and regularly called the police to complain, and they would swing in to the school yard on their little "Noddy" scooters to move us on or tell us to behave. Around the back of the school there were some toilets that were open to the elements and also a kitchen that prepared school lunches, if my memory serves me correctly.
I also remember on occasion a man with an air rifle would come around ( when the school was closed ) and thin out the pigeon population who liked to use the school roof as a roost. I doubt that such a thing would be allowed today. Happy Days ( unless you were a pigeon ).

I also attended RRCPS in the mid 50's early 60's as it was then called, at same time as Jack Stead he was a year younger than myself to refresh his memory, the headmistress was Mrs Winifrid Croft, Miss Tiffany took the class the year after nursery (1st year as it would be called nowadays) she would think nothing of smacking your legs for talking in class, Mr Freeman was the only male teacher on staff though we did get a supply teacher called Mr Reynolds now and then, along with Miss Turnbull who as young boys we all found stunning she took us swimming to Meanwood Road baths needless to say nobody ever missed swimming lessons, unfortunately they are the only members of staff I can remember. Old man Ritchie as we referred to him was school caretaker, as for Mr Webster the reason he regular called the police was due to the number of times the "Berson" ball or if we were flushed the better quality one we sometimes got from Studleys on Chappy Road went through his front window, happy days indeed.

I attended this school in 1955-1956 and lived on Livingstone place on the corner with Roundhay.I recall a friend named Andrea and her brother Melvin who lived further up Livingstone. I left in May, 1956 at age 8 to emigrate to Australia, but my memory of the teacher I had immediately before I left is one of fear, for she threatened to cut out one boy's tongue due to his talking, and bustled us all out of the classroom while she brandished the scissors dramatically and kept him there...we tried to look through a pane of glass in door..did she do it? And on the most upper floor...a school dentist who tricked me by telling me I was blowing up a balloon..which in fact was a nitrous oxide mask! I was terrified there too!

I went to RRCPS around 1947 to 1952. We lived at the bottom of Rounday Road over W D Perkins bread shop the address was no 1 Morrell Street .I was a member of the may pole dancing team to dance at Rounday Park Children's day in 1949 my partner was Jean Davis she lived on Rounday Road at a butches shop

Rita Sebine, I think we were friends. I lived on Roundhay St.next to the "Queens"
Then I went onto Roseville. In 1966 I emigrated to Canada where I still live, but oh the memories of that area and growning up there.
Maureen

I attended Roundhay road school from nursery class, 1944 to 1951 as did my two brothers before me,we lived in Beauford place off Roundhay Road opposite barrack road .I remember the air raid shelter in the playground and practiced wearing a "Mickey mouse"gas mask,Miss Dyer was the headmistress and used to play piano and sing nursery rhymes to us as we had to have a little sleep in the afternoons,in winter there was a large coke fire at the end of the hall.My first teacher was Miss Wardle who embroidered a play overall for me depicting the sun.I also remember seeing a teacher run over by a tram,I think it was fatal,I think her name was Miss Ules.

I went to this school from 1955 until I left to go to Roseville Secondary School for girls. We lived in Roscoe Mount during my time here and I remember Miss Croft. We had to go into her room to stand by her desk and read from a book. I Also remember the big fires they would light in the school hall in the winter where we had to wait to see the school Doctor. Mr Freedman was my last teacher and he was very strict with some of the boys in the class especially if he thought they had not had a wash!!! he would drag them out to the washbasins at the back of the classroom and make them wash their faces. He drove an orange car. When I met him years later he told me he called it the Smartie (after the sweets). I also remember the school dentist, we could hear his drill when we were in class, it scared me stiff. They were happy days and when we first arrived at the school as infants, we had an afternoon nap on little canvas cots. Happy daysx

Went to RRCPS from 1953 to about 58. Other teachers not mentioned,Mrs Parry,Miss George and Mrs Wardle who took the nursery class.Remember the canvas beds mentioned and my coat peg had the picture of an umbrella! Classmates included Christine Lake,Wendy Parker,Leslie Wood,Jack Dillon,Jaqueline Butterworth to name but a few,Wendy Parker was my best friend but lost touch when she moved to Grimsby in 1963.I too went on to Roseville but have fond memories of RRCPS,playing "2 balls" against the school wall and roller skating when the school was closed for hols.Happy days!!

I attended RRCPS from (1945 - 1950). Reading the comments I too remember teachers Ms Dyer, Ms Wardell,Mrs Wardell, Mr Richie. Also the teacher who was killed by a tram! I have lovely memories of our little sleep on the canvas cots! Anyone remember Mr Richie lighting the fires. He would light one fire in one classroom and then walk around to each classroom with a shovel of fire from the original lit fire!! I often relay this image!! Can you imagine today! I Lived in Enfield Street. I also remember the Vets cornering Enfield Street and Rounday Road and seeing the dead animals being thrown onto a van!!

I attended RRCPS 1940 - 1955 and the Roseville to 1955. I too remember teachers Miss Dyer, Miss Wardle! Mrs Wardell, Mrs Parry and caretaker Mr Ritchie. I remember a teacher being killed crossing Roundhay Road in front of a tram. In the winter Mr Ritchie would light a coal fire in one classroom and then he would walk into each classroom with a shovel full of fire taken from the original one he had lit. Can you imagine that today! I remember sleeping in our little canvas cots and also school dinners - whe. You reached the last year of RRCPS you could havea tumbler of water with your dinner and not before. I learned to swim atMeanwood Road Baths. We used to have to walk there!

I went to this school from 1944 and watched them remove the air raid shelters from the playground after the war. I have still got friends from there who I still keep in touch via email. I was born at sheepscar but now live in Spain. Much warmer.

II attended this school in 1965 I was aged five then . Do you have any old school class photos for that time I don't have a photos , if anyone went to this school around this time please get I touch . Thank you Susan ??

I too went there in the early 60s. Live on Rosoe Mount, then moved upto Middleton. I was the page boy to the May Queen one year and part of tge school maypole team at the children's day gala at Roundhay Park. Cant recall any of the teachers though

I went to this school 1960 to 1963
I remember the head teacher Mrs Croft. I was taught by Miss Tiffany and later by Mrs Parry Mrs Ibertson/Smith (when she got married) Mr Freedman with the bald head was upstairs across the hall
These were great times I remember a lot of the pupils too. I later went to Primrose Hill now demolished. The whole of that bottom end of Roundhay Road has all gone. Thats sad

I too went to Roundhay Rd school and was in the class with Jaswat Singh Mrs.Parry and Mrs.Ibetson were my teachers. I remember maypole dancing and childrens day. it was the only school I liked. Left to go to Cowper street then Primrose Hill would love to see any class photos has anyone out there got any?

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